The Jets have drafted more quarterbacks than any other team in the NFL since 2006. They have taken eight in all, one more than the Broncos. The names do not make for a pretty list: Kellen Clemens, Erik Ainge, Mark Sanchez, Greg McElroy, Geno Smith, Tajh Boyd, Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg.

None of them have proven to be the long-term answer at quarterback, though there is still a chance for Petty and Hackenberg.

So, will general manager Mike Maccagnan add to that list on Thursday night with the No. 6 overall pick? There has been speculation for months that the Jets might grab North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in this spot. Are they really interested? Is it a smokescreen to try to get the Browns to trade up from 12? Are they really happy taking someone else at 6?

We will find out when the Jets hand in their draft card on Thursday night. A quarterback seems like a huge risk for Maccagnan and coach Todd Bowles in Year 3 of their regime, though. Trubisky, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes II are the top three quarterbacks in the draft. None of them appear close to being a sure thing.

“All of these quarterbacks have huge question marks next to their names,” said Hall of Fame GM Bill Polian, who is now an analyst for ESPN. “I don’t know how you can predict success for any of them at this point in time.

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“This quarterback class is like the NBA — one and done — with the exception of [Watson]. None of them have a significant body of work. They’re all going to have to make the transition from an offense that has zero correlation to the NFL. If, if, if, if — you’re drafting an ‘if’ if you’re drafting a quarterback in the first round.”

At the moment, the Jets have Josh McCown, Hackenberg and Petty on their roster. They have said it will be an open competition for the starting job. Maccagnan drafted Petty in his first draft and Hackenberg in his second. Will he make it 3-for-3?

“They’ve made a lot of mistakes at the quarterback position over the last several years, but doesn’t mean you can’t pick another one,” NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said. “You have to keep swinging. You can’t get too wrapped up with 6 versus 16 when you’re talking about quarterbacks. If they think, with all their heart and soul, there’s a franchise quarterback sitting there at 6 that can start for them and lead them to a ton of victories the next 8 to 10 years, pull the trigger.

“Because if you don’t find one you’re going to get fired anyway, and whether you take him at 6 or 16 doesn’t matter. If you feel 100 percent — but you better be sure. Don’t reach. If you’re reaching because you need one, that’s the wrong reason.’’

Mayock said he believes all of the quarterbacks in this draft are reaches in the first round.

The more likely result seems to be the Jets either trade down to acquire more picks, which for months Maccagnan openly has said he wants to do, or they take a player they view as a safer pick at 6. Safeties Jamal Adams and Malik Hooker, cornerback Marshon Lattimore, tight end O.J. Howard and running back Leonard Fournette all look like possibilities at 6.

Maccagnan will stick to the “best player available” mantra.

“I think when you’re picking that high, if you feel a player is worthy of that pick or the best player at that point in time, in my mind at least, you should pick the player you think is the best player available,” Maccagnan said. “We did that with Leonard Williams [in 2015] quite frankly. We had a very good defensive line, but technically he was the best player. I will say this at that point in time there were other positions we may have had a higher need at, but, at the end of the day, we felt that was the best player available.”

Costello’s call

Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State

The Jets have holes all over their roster, so they could go many different directions with their first-round pick. I believe GM Mike Maccagnan will resist the temptation to draft a quarterback and take Hooker. The Jets’ secondary was abysmal last year. Hooker will help fix that. A ball hawk who can play center field, Hooker had seven interceptions last year for the Buckeyes, one fewer than the Jets had as a team.

Three objectives

1. Acquire more picks: The Jets need lots of help, and Maccagnan openly has said he wants to trade back and get more picks. Though the focus of this has been on the first round, keep an eye on Day 2. I could see the Jets moving down in a talent-rich second round and adding picks in the middle rounds.

2. Find some playmakers: The Jets have drafted terribly on offense for the past decade. Part of it is taking defensive players with their past eight first-round picks, but they also have failed to find big-play guys in later rounds. The last skill-player draft pick to make a Pro Bowl was Santana Moss, their 2001 first-round pick.

3. Get immediate help: Maccagnan cannot draft guys early on who are a year or two away from playing. He needs to find plug-and-play guys who can contribute immediately in 2017. The Jets have four picks in the first three rounds. He needs three immediate major contributors out of those four picks.